The Showy Display of one's Means of Life

This  was one of the videos we watched at the Thurday night meeting this week.  it was from morning worship at Bethel, a little talk on 1 John 2:15, which says: "Do not love either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."

https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODPgmEvtMorningWorship/pub-jwbmw_201508_1_VIDEO

It reminded me how carefully Jehovah uses language. He warns us not to love either the world - the current world system - or the things in the world.   And the speaker shows how it is possible to detest the unjust and corrupt world system we live in, but still become too fond of some of the things in it. 

It is a salutary warning.

The following two verses (in 1 John 2) say this:
"because everything in the world—the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life—does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world. Furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever."

The showy display of one's means of life... isn't that a perfect description of the Designer Label culture we are all being encouraged to embrace?

But the world - the current system of things on the earth - is passing away. And so is its desire  - all the wrong desires it encourages.  But if we listen to our Creator, Jehovah, and do our imperfect best to do what he asks, we can remain on this lovely planet forever, with more happiness in store than we can now imagine.

Jacks made it round for supper - but only just.   We had chicken with veggies, and ice-cream to follow.  And Jean and I managed 40 minutes on  the door to door preaching work on Saturday. And we hope to be out again this morning, but probably doing return visits.

My interminable medical saga continues, but I am able to get about at the moment and am very grateful for that.